- Reducing single-occupancy vehicle commuting at Bay Area headquarters.
- Achieving Living Building Challenge Certification for Bay Area campuses.
- Helping more than 500 cities reduce 1 gigaton of carbon emissions annually by 2030.
- Helping 1 billion people make more sustainable choices through core products by 2022.
Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Google LLC
Carbon Emissions & Sustainability Report
CO₂ Emissions
10.3M tCO2e/year (Total Scope 1 2 [market-based] and 3 [total])
2020
Renewable Energy
100% of electricity consumption
of total energy
Water Usage
5.7K million gallons/year (withdrawal)
2020
Reduction
-244.2%
since 2015
Waste
28.9K metric tons/year
2020
Energy Use
15.4M MWh/year
2020
📊 Emissions Breakdown (2020)
Scope 1
Direct emissions
38.7K tCO2e/year
Scope 2
Electricity
911.4K tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3
Supply chain
9.4M tCO2e/year (total)
📈 Historical Emissions
2020
10.3M tCO2e/year (Total Scope 1 2 [market-based] and 3 [total])
2019
1.4M tCO2e (market-based)
2017-2022
Not available
2015
3.0M tCO2e (gross) / 0 tCO2e (net)
✅ Key Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 81% waste diversion from global data center operations.
- Matched 100% of electricity consumption with renewable energy purchases for the fourth consecutive year.
- Reduced total transportation emissions of Google hardware products by 38% per metric ton shipped from 2019 to 2020.
- Reduced cumulative GHG emissions by 63% from 2011 to 2020 compared to a business-as-usual scenario.
- Decreased carbon intensity per unit of revenue by 87% from 2011 to 2020.
- Became the first major company to be carbon neutral for its entire operating history (compensated for legacy carbon footprint).
🎯 Future Goals
🔜 Short-term
- Replenish 120% of water consumed by 2030.
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve net-zero emissions across all operations and value chain by 2030.
- Operate on carbon-free energy 24/7 by 2030.
- Enable 5 GW of new carbon-free energy by 2030.
- Help more than 500 cities reduce an aggregate of 1 gigaton of carbon emissions annually by 2030.
- Help 1 billion people make more sustainable choices by 2022.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeCircular EconomyWater Stewardship